Such humbleness yet firmness in hand and mind of a man who practically guided the development of Indian Missiles and Space Exploration Power. I didn't know any of what he had done, except that he had been the President of India. Apart from the poems he had written or the quotes he quoted, this book, as he says while coming to the end of the book, was just a bird's eye view of his life dedicated to study rocketry, BUT! It didn't feel so. He was like the most efficient feedback loop of the human mind ever. Even throwing a sufficient amount of jargon in it, the book wasn't repulsive at any point of time, which advances this book to my most quickly read book of all time. The memoir goes through the difficulties (technological, organizational, personal) Kalam faced whence he was a boy. He establishes a very obvious fact, that no matter what, we are being taken care of and that every problem, is not anything but an opportunity to grow and evolve. A must read.

A Great Man. An Inspiring Book.

I'm sure the book is AMAZING and well loved. I didn't think there was anything wrong either. I'm just not a non-fiction person, so this was a super boring book for me.

Wings Of Fire is an autobiography of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, covering his early life and his work in Indian Space Research and Missile Programs. The book beings with Kalam Sir's humble childhood in the small village narrating the story of how he became a key player in Indian Space Research/Indian Missile programs, and later became the President Of India. There is so much of knowledge and good things that everybody can extract from this book. Reading this book is a very heart warming experience. This book contains a very detailed description of how great things can be achieved through simple thoughts. This book conveys the message of Dr. Kalam that always keep your dream high, goals clear, plan perfect and do hardwork. The story is all about a warm and intensely personal, deeply passionate life of Dr. Kalam. The pure believe in God, dealing life with positivity, science and technological advancements, and love towards one country and many more things are mentioned in this book. This book contains the life of a simple yet determined person. Also for people who don't belong to technical field, it would be very engaging initially, but may tend to drag a bit towards the end with lot of technical details and procedural information of his space research and missile projects.